The care we provide our patients is not limited to a hospital stay. Our IU Health team aims to provide patients with the assistance to pay bills online, fill a prescription, request medical records, enroll in clinical trials, prepare for a visit, and much more.

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When you are faced with a medical emergency, Indiana University Health is here to provide experienced and effective treatment, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital is known for complete expert care in emergency medicine for both adults and children. We are prepared with rapid care protocols for patients experiencing traumatic injury and symptoms of possible heart attack and stroke.

Our highly skilled, multidisciplinary team includes board certified emergency physicians, trauma surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, critical care specialists, hospitalists, anesthesiologists and nurses. We have two physical therapists and one pharmacist on staff in the emergency room.

We are the largest emergency medicine training center in the state and, in conjunction with the Indiana University School of Medicine, we are one of the nation’s top-ranked academic teaching hospitals. Our exceptional dedication to quality patient care helped our emergency department earn a 2012 Lantern Award from the Emergency Nurses Association for high performance in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and results.

A nationally recognized Medical Toxicology Program and the Indiana Poison Center, the only center in the state certified by the American Association of Poison Control Centers.

An Intensive Diagnostic Treatment Unit, for extended observation of patients who are too sick to go home, but not ill enough to be admitted. Fewer than one in six emergency facilities in the country have this unique service.

As a Level I Trauma Center, IU Health Methodist Hospital Emergency Medicine services include a full trauma staff and surgical team available on site 24 hours a day. Our trauma experts work hand-in-hand with our emergency team to help stabilize the patient during the critical phase immediately following injury. We lead both the state and the country in providing excellence in trauma care in the top fields of neuroscience, orthopedics, cardiovascular and transplant.

The board certified toxicology experts at IU Health Methodist Hospital provide specialized evaluation and treatment for conditions such as acute and chronic toxicity, adverse drug reactions, criminal poisoning and workplace or environmental exposures. Our diverse faculty members are leaders in occupational and environmental toxicology, neurotoxicology, pediatrics and emergency medicine. We bring innovative methods and expertise to the care of both adult and pediatric poison patients.

Located at IU Health Methodist Hospital, the Indiana Poison Center is the only regional poison information center in the state certified by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. We serve over six million people each year. Our emergency telephone service and information resource center is available 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Our certified, tenured staff of poison specialists is at the forefront of care with a toxicosurveillance program and expertise in the bath salt and spice epidemics.

Our Forensic Nurse Examiner program is the largest in the city and features registered nurses who have completed advanced clinical training in the nursing care and treatment of patients who report being victims of violence. Services include a screening program for alcohol use, sexual assault examinations and evaluation and treatment following adult abuse, child abuse and physical assault.